Hay-rake.



A. W. RICHARDS.

HAY BAKE APPLICATION I'ILED FBB.24, 1910.

Patented Row. 8, 1910. Y

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t m N w ad I r I l atmmqo APPLICATION FILED $113.24, 1910.

A. W. RICHARDS.

HAY RAKE.

Patented NOV. 8, 1910.

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I "To l all it may concern: I

Be it known that I, Aumn'r \V. RICHARDS,

a citizen 'of'th'e United States, residing at Sheridan; in, the county of Sheridan and State of Wyoming, have invented a new and useful Hay-Rake, of whieh the following is a specification.

This iiiyention has relation to hay rakes and it consists inthe novel construction and arrangement of its .parts as hereinafter shown and described. w

hayira'ke structure of that character generally'knowii as a sweep or push rake and the prime object of the present invention is to provide neans for easily and readily removmg a broken tine therefrom in order that a new tine may be readily inserted in its stead. As such rakes are constructed at thepresent time it is a d licult and tedious matter to replace a broken tine and as said tines are subjected to .eonstaui' and various strains they frequently break and therefore it is necessary to lose much time during the har vestinfl of a hay crop or pass the implement over the field without its full complement of tines and thus reduce its effectiveness' \Vith-the above objects in view, the structure of the rake includes a frame made up of parallel froutand rear bars connected toether by blocks which are inserted at their iorward and rear ends between the parallel forward and parallel rear bars. respectively,

and which are provided with vertical sides or edges which converge toward each other at the forward ends of the blocks. ,The tines are inserted between the parallel forward and rear bars and between the converging edges of the blocks and-the side edges of the tines converge toward their 'rear ends so that they tilt slightly against the'conver ing edges of the. blocks and effect a solid structure. Keys are provided for preventing the tines from working in a forward direction after they have been inserted between the said bars and blocks. Some of the blocks carry supporting wheels and difier slightly in structure from the blocks above described, as w ll be hereinafter explained. i

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a to plan view of the rake. Fig. 2 is a vertica side elevation of the same. Fig. 3

is a detail plan view of a portion of the rake.

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t o. siiiaciit'iszi of ntteriratest f ltov Fig; 4 is a detail sectional view of a portion 55 of the rake.

The rake structure includes the mile" front bars 1 and the parallelrear ars'2 f 1 Blocks 3 are inserted at their forward ends. between the parallel front bars 1 and at their rear ends between the'parallel' rear bars 2.1;

The vertical side edges of the blocks 3 con-q? verge toward each other'froni the rear ends" of the blocks toward their forward ends s i I I I I Tines'f 'are inserted at their portions bea The ob ect of the inventionasto providea' tweentheparallel front bars l and bet-weenj' the paralle rear bars2 and the vertical side f;

edges of the rear portions of the said tines e nts 1 n -l t exprearjtl converge "toward each other from tines having the converging side edges snugly against the side edges of the blocks, 3.

Key's or locking devices 7 are at tuclied't o r tunes 5 and bear against the rear edges of -15 the front bars 1 :1 id are adapted to pret ent the tines from wor ing forwardly after they 1 have been inserted between the blocks in the manner indicated.

After the rear portions of the tines have been inserted in between the vertical side edges of the blocks 3 in the manner in.-

dicated, the said tines are held in position f against the work that they perform in gath ering the hay by the resulting wedging no 8}- tion oecurrin between the converging S160; edges of the blocks and the converging side edges of the rear portions of the said t-in 1 herefore when a tine is broken it is sary only to remove the keys or securing devices 7 and by tapping upon the rear end e the tine in a forward direction the rear end" portion of the the adjacent blocks 3 and a new tine may be inserted between the said blocks and secured 98' as indicated. Thus it will be seen that'niiieh time will be saved inre lacing a broken tine.

The blocks 8 are of s ightly ditferent eon figuration and structure than those des1g-.

tine is driven from between.

uated at 3. The said blocks Smlso have converging side edges but are provided with openings 9 which have at their opposite sides depending bearings 10; Axles 11 are journaled in the bearings 10 andqrouud c'axles. 108

ThllhJltEilllS iscprovided for supporting the.-

wheels 12 are mounted upon the sai rake structure.

Any desired unapproved means maybe used for pro l the surface 0 t h ground and the said struc- ..ture may be emp.oyed as a sweep or push rake as desired. Having described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is L-A rake structure comprising parallel front bars, parallel rear bars, blocks secured at their forward ends between the arallel frontbars; and at their rear ends etween' the parallel rear bars, said blocks having their side edges converging from their rear their forward ends loeai'er -from their rear ends toward their forward ends, tines fitting at their rear portions snn 'l Y between the nrallel front bars and a .l P

the parallel rear bars and having side edges pelliiigthe rake structure overhearings and sup upon the 'axles an projecting through the openings in the said blocks. q

In testimony that I claim the foregoing Y which fitsnngly against. the side edges of said blocks, and keys attached to the tines and adapted-to engage the bars to revent the said tines from working fOl'WflI'Kfi 3. A rake structurecomprising parallel front bars, parallel reilrbars, blocks secured at theirvforward ends between the parallel front bars and at their rear ends between the parallel rear bars and having their side edges convergingtownrd each other from' their rear ends toward their forward ends, tines fitting snuglv between the parallel front bars and par lel rear bars and having side'edges fitting snugly against the conwrrging. side edges of the adjacentblocks,

so1ne.of said blocks being provided with openings having depending bearings located at their opposite sides and at points between their ends, axles journaled in said rting wheels mounted as my own,'I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses,

ALBERT W. RICHARDS.

Witnesses: A. C. Bncxwrrn,

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